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Anti-immigrant demonstrators clash with South African police - violence erupts


RT
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:04 UTC
South African police
© AFP / AFPA South African police forces during a stand off between members of the Somali community and anti immigrant demonstrators, February 24, 2017.
Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse anti-immigrant protests in Pretoria, South Africa, after street clashes broke out among opposing groups armed with sticks, knives, and other weapons.

Residents of the township of Atteridgeville were blocked from going to work after protesters threw rocks and burned tires, News24 reported. Police spokesperson Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said they had received reports of several shops being looted, but had yet to confirm the incidents.
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Shock findings! Millennials are not as selfish as you might think when it comes to jobs


RT
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:02 UTC
Millennials
© David Oxberry / www.globallookpress.com
Millennials are less likely to switch jobs from year to year than the previous generation, and are missing out on the financial gains that come with high job mobility.

A report by the Resolution Foundation has found that only four percent of those who reached working age at the start of the 2000s have frequently changed jobs.

In comparison, workers from Generation X - those who were born in the early 1970s - changed jobs twice as frequently in their youth.

The study also found that millennials are considerably more likely to remain with a single employer for more than five years than the previous generation.

The high level of job loyalty displayed by millennials debunks the myth that they are job-hoppers who only care about making a quick buck.

The findings are all the more surprising because loyalty comes at a considerable cost.

The current level of inflation has led to a drop in real wages for the long-term employed.

Comment: See more on Millennials:
  • Drowning in debt, college graduates refuse to give up luxuries
  • Study finds millennials the most narcissistic generation


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Witches' spells vs. Christian's prayers in showdown over Trump's fate

Jeva Lange
The Week
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:44 UTC
Donald Trump
© REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstU.S. President Donald Trump pauses during an an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017.
What will you tell your grandchildren when they ask you whose side you were on in the great spiritual war of 2017? It might be time to start picking sides: On Friday, witches worldwide reportedly plan to "cast a spell that would bind Trump to all who abet him," and the folks at ChristianNationalism.com plan to fight back with "a Day of Prayer" to protect the president.

The witches are instructed by "writer, speaker, and magical thinker" Michael M. Hughes to cast their binding spell on every night of the waning crescent moon, such as the one tomorrow, using "an unflattering photo of Trump," the Tower card of a tarot deck, a pin or nail, a white candle, a feather, bowls of water and salt, matches, and a dish of sand. For anyone worried about their karma, Hughes writes that binding "seeks to restrain someone from doing harm" and is "differentiated from cursing or hexing, which is meant to inflict harm on the target(s)." The more you know!

In the other corner, ChristianNationalism.com commands "Christian soldiers" to counter the witchcraft by reading from Psalm 23. "We ask you to join us in praying for the strength of our nation, our elected representatives, and for the souls of the lost who would take up Satanic arms against us," the author writes.


Comment: Magical thinking: Witches to cast 'binding spell' on Trump today

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Star of David

Five children who got longer sentences for throwing stones than Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian dead

Bethan McKernan
The Indepentent
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:28 UTC
Elor Azaria
An 18-month jail sentence handed down to an Israel Defence Force (IDF) recruit for the killing of a wounded Palestinian has prompted widespread criticism for its apparent leniency in light of the severity of his crime.

Then 19-year-old medic Elor Azaria was found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting 21-year-old Palestinian knife attacker Abdel Fattah al-Sharif in the head after the assailant had already been disarmed and injured in an incident in Hebron last year.

The killing was recorded by an onlooker using a mobile phone in footage that was widely shared by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem.

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Star of David

Protesters disrupt Netanyahu's visit to Australia with cries of 'fascist' & 'war criminal'


Sputnik
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:37 UTC
Netanyahu protest Israel Zionism
© AP Photo/ Rick Rycroft
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic trip to Australia was marred by controversy, after protesters decried him a 'war criminal.' The Sydney protests featured depictions of Netanyahu as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, along with Palestinian and Hezbollah flags.

A large banner, depicting Netanyahu with Hitler's iconic toothbrush mustache and the word "Fascist" written underneath, garnered attention as an estimated 650-1,000 demonstrators attempted to march on Netanyahu's hotel. Sydney police cut them off well short of their goal.

The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Action Group, who describe themselves as an "organisation committed to supporting Palestine and opposing Israeli Apartheid. We... put pressure on those like the Australian Government who are complicit in Israel's ongoing genocide."
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Naked woman storms Connecticut chapel, smashes walls and doors looking for a 'bomb'


CBS News - New York
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:03 UTC
Celina Kelly
© CBSCelina Kelly
A Stamford, Connecticut chapel was the site of a bizarre crime this week, when police said a naked woman broke through a window and started smashing down doors and walls.

As CBS2's Tony Aiello reported, the pastor was taking it all in a day later.

"Yesterday was my first anniversary here!" said the Rev. Carlos Rodrigues, "What a gift, right?"

Rodrigues can laugh a day later. But the damage is significant and the scare was real during the Wednesday incident.

A naked woman was seen wildly swinging a fire extinguisher in the basement chapel of the Rectory of the church of St. Clement. "She was like a human tornado — just ripped through the place very fast!" Rodrigues said.

Stamford police said Celina Kelly, 32, was high on drugs Wednesday when she broke a window to gain access to the chapel. Marks were left on the door, which police said she broke down with the fire extinguisher. Kelly went on to kick and punch holes in the drywall of the boiler room behind the chapel, police said.
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Magical thinking: Witches to cast 'binding spell' on Trump today

Jaya Saxena
Elle
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:16 UTC
Mass spell ritual for Trump
© Via Twitter/Kitty_Lemiew
Those who don't like Donald Trump and the current Republican administration are mobilizing in all sorts of ways. They're speaking up in town halls and calling their representatives. They're organizing protests and demonstrations. And, for the magically-inclined, they're casting spells.

Starting at midnight on Friday, witches around the country are calling for a mass spell to be cast on Donald Trump every night of a waning crescent moon until he's driven from office.

The spell was publicized by Michael M. Hughes, who told ELLE.com that it was tweaked from multiple spells he saw going around private witchcraft groups. He published it on Extra News Feed because he felt "it would be very welcome to a lot of people." It quickly spread, with events being formed around the country and support on social media.

Hughes explained that he chose a binding spell because "we're not wishing harm on anyone, we're just trying to stop the harm they're doing.It's not the equivalent of punching a Nazi in the face, it's the equivalent of tying him up and taking his bullhorn away."

The ritual itself is pretty standard magic working, binding Trump from doing harm to others and to himself, rather than asking any forces to do harm to him. There are objects to represent the elements and to represent Trump himself. The tarot card of the Tower represents ambitions built on lies, which are struck down by a lightning flash of truth. For those who believe in witchcraft, it looks to be an effective spell.
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Constituents literally turn their backs on GOP Senator

Laura Bassett
Huffington Post
Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:38 UTC
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was forced to abandon his PowerPoint presentation on the GOP's Obamacare replacement plan at his town hall in Metairie, Louisiana, on Wednesday, after a packed room of angry voters drowned him out and literally turned their backs on him.

From beginning to end, the event was a disaster for Cassidy. By the time the senator arrived 30 minutes late, voters had already co-opted the town hall and turned it into a rally for the Affordable Care Act. Protesters outside the building held signs demanding that Republicans "Support the ACA" and "Dump Trump," while the crowd of 180 people inside the room chanted "Shame!" as Cassidy entered.

Cassidy then tried to present a slideshow on his plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, but voters drowned him out with boos and demanded that he take questions from the audience instead of giving them information they could read on the GOP's website. One woman sat in the front row knitting a pink "pussyhat," a symbol of the women-led resistance against Trump, and several voters stood up and faced the back of the room to protest the senator's scripted presentation.

Comment: Obama's Affordable Care Act is far from perfect, the whole health care system needs a major overhaul. Can Trump come up with a better health care plan? Time will tell.

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Millions across UK are just one unpaid bill away from the abyss

Frances Ryan
The Guardian
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:34 UTC
pay day loans
© Andy Hall for the Observer‘While the wealthiest have the comfort of a bigger safety net than ever, others get payday loans, credit cards and rent arrears.’
Across the UK, families are being forced into the red by one small, unexpected cost that triggers a downward spiral into precarious poverty.

As the cocktail of long-term austerity, rising living costs and a slumping post-Brexit economy hits, what's really frightening is the crisis that is brewing but is barely being noticed.

Look at this week's finding that one in four families now have less than £95 in savings. That's staggering, not simply because it gives an insight into how large swaths of families in Britain are clinging on financially in a climate of low wages, cut benefits and high rents, but also because it offers us a warning of how little it will take to push them over the edge.
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Kim Dotcom's $2.4bn lawsuit against NZ govt could benefit WikiLeaks


RT
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:19 UTC
Kim Dotcom
© Mark Coote / ReutersDotcom asked for suggestions on what to spend his potential legal winnings on.

Providing financial support to WikiLeaks is amongst a number of options Kim Dotcom will consider if he wins a $2.4 billion lawsuit against the New Zealand government. He's taking the action after a state case against him was found to be critically flawed.

Taking to Twitter, Dotcom asked the public to vote for the cause to which he should contribute any financial award from his lawsuit. Assisting WikiLeaks is one of the choices.
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